Review Phonemes- Phonics-Word Builder – Three dozen different combining sound activities are available in the following categories; abc’s, short vowels, long vowels, other vowels, beginning consonants and final consonants. Word parts are read individually, blended, and then followed by a sentence accompanied by an illustration. Ignore the registration screen that pops up, select Maybe Later to go directly to the activity.
Poem Pack - Ten colorful poems with animation, audio and activities - featuring Daisy the snail, the toad and the goat, and friends. Read it, Hear it, search for sounds, and find words concentrating on vowel blends.
See 'N Spell - Students click and drag letters into the box to spell the words that correspond to the pictures. A very good activity with many skills such as plurals, long vowels, short vowels, blends and digraphs.
Blending Dragon - Direct your dragon with the mouse and catch the globes with real words. Choose the phoneme that you wish to work with
Word Families - select the word family to practice and select the correct beginning consonant to match the pictures
Websites with Various Resources:
The site with grade 3 resources gathered by Dr. Elder at Lakewood Elementary includes a wide variety of materials and activities:
http://www.pcboe.net/les/elderweb/Third%20Grade.htmScroll Down for Additional Themes!
Gr. 3 Theme 1: School Days
Short vowels- Short A
- Short E
- Short I
- Short O
- Short U
- Word Family Sorter- Choose the vowel and match similar word families
- Long and Short Vowel Match - match words by the vowel sounds that are the same- beware of lots of ads around the box that contains the game.
- Short Vowel Practice - select correct spelling of word
- Vowel Digraphs - select correct digraph to match picture
- Chicken Stacker- click on the word with the correct short vowel sound
- When Two Vowels go Walking - song
Root words and endings- S song - Without an S
- S or ES - choose correct spelling
- ED or ING - choose correct word.
- Suffix practice - more practice on s/es and ed/ing.
- Root Words - root quiz
- Prefixes - quiz
- Suffixes - quiz
Sentences, statements, commands, exclamations- English Eggs - put the words in order to create a sentence
- Penguins on Ice - Make a Sentence - Choose Make a Sentence and put the penguins in correct order to create a sentence.
- Simple and Compound Sentences - Choose the correct answer by clicking in the bubble.
- Punctuation Paintball - Pick a level. Click on the correct punctuation then click on the part of the sentence that needs changing and fire!
- Sentence Clubhouse- Choose the correct punctuation and correct the sentence
- What is a sentence?- Divide passages into sentences
Characters and Setting- Similarities and Differences in Characters- Determine what makes characters alike
- Similarities and Differences in Setting- Determine what makes different settings alike
- Character Traits- Determine what the character will do based on a short passage
Locate Information Subject and PredicateGr. 3 Theme 2: Together We Can
Compound Words- Printable worksheet exercises on compound words - worksheet 1 - worksheet 2
- Compound word matching exercise - drag the words to the other side to create compound words.
- Compound word game - Drag words to other side to create compound words.
- Compound word game - Drag words to other side to create compound words.
Consonant Digraphs (ch, tch, sh, wh) Consonant Blends (str, scr, spr)- Treasure Behind the Mask- Uncover the hidden treasure with your knowledge of the schwa sound.
Diphthongs (ou, ow, oi, oy)- Phonics Game- Choose the correct one ou/ow
- Diphthongs- Choose the word that names the picture
Fact and Opinion- Fact or Opinion?- Decide if statement is fact or opinion
- Distinguish Between- Decide if statement is fact or opionion or combination of both
- Quia Game #1- Decide if statement is fact or opinion
- Quia Game #2- Decide if statement is fact or opinion
- Binky's Fact or Opinion- Decide if statement is fact or opinion
Abbreviations- Duck Von Fly- Choose the correct abbreviation
- Wordweb
- Jigword
- Matchword
- Speedword
Single and Plural Nouns- Fish Tank 2- Fill a tank of tropical fish using your knowledge of plurals
- Irregular Plurals - match the related words, singular to plural
- Irregular Plurals - match related words, oes, os
- Plural Nouns - add s or es
- Irregular Noun Plurals - interactive quizzes
- The Plural Girls- choose the correct plural form
Simple and Compound Sentences- Sentence Sort- Decide if the sentence is simple, compound, or complex
- Putting it together- Put sentences together to make compound sentences
Common and Proper NounsGr. 3 Theme 3: As We Grow
PlotDiagraphs
- Review Phonemes- Phonics-Word Builder – Three dozen different combining sound activities are available in the following categories; abc’s, short vowels, long vowels, other vowels, beginning consonants and final consonants. Word parts are read individually, blended, and then followed by a sentence accompanied by an illustration. Ignore the registration screen that pops up, select Maybe Later to go directly to the activity.
- Poem Pack - Ten colorful poems with animation, audio and activities - featuring Daisy the snail, the toad and the goat, and friends. Read it, Hear it, search for sounds, and find words concentrating on vowel blends.
- See 'N Spell - Students click and drag letters into the box to spell the words that correspond to the pictures. A very good activity with many skills such as plurals, long vowels, short vowels, blends and digraphs.
- Blending Dragon - Direct your dragon with the mouse and catch the globes with real words. Choose the phoneme that you wish to work with
- Word Families - select the word family to practice and select the correct beginning consonant to match the pictures
- Consonant Blends - find the blend that matches the picture
- Beginning Consonant Digraphs - select the correct digraph
- Paw Park: Sassy Seals - Match beginning sounds
- Ending consonant practice - for all letters
- Ending Digraphs - select the correct digraph ending
Possessive Nouns- Harcourt
- Quia
- Softschool quiz
- Possessive Noun Quiz
- Possessive Noun Play
Pronouns- Skillwise
- Pronoun Clubhouse
- Quia- Pronoun Poppers
- Quia- Jeopardy Game (1 or 2 players)
- School House Rock Song
- iKnowthat.com- SuperNova Sentence Puzzlers with Jupiter Jane (Pronouns)
- Subject and Object Pronouns
Author's PurposeGr. 3 Theme 4: Tales to Tell
r-Controlled Vowels- r-controlled game 1- find the r-contolled word that matches the picture
- r-controlled game 2
Compare and Contrast- Compare/Contrast - online tutorial and quiz, pencil and paper activities
- Compare and Contrast - online practice (pencil and paper activity)
Adjectives- Rats! Adjectives and Adverbs
- Grammar Blast!
- Interactive Whiteboard Activity- Picture of elephant- student list describing words and then write sentences (easily replicate in Kidspiration)
- iKnowthat.com- SuperNova Sentence Puzzlers with Jupiter Jane (Adjectives)
Prefixes and Suffixes- Vowel Digraphs - select correct digraph to match picture
- S or ES - choose correct spelling
- S song - Without an S
- ED or ING - choose correct word
- Suffix practice - more practice on s/es and ed/ing
ArticlesAction Verbs
Gr. 3 Theme 5: A Place for All
Vowels Variants- See Vowels Sequencing- Sequence the Story - drag the pictures in the correct order - Students can have the story read to them if necessary.
- Sequencing Lesson and Exercise - read and put the pictures in sequence
- Sequencing - Number the pictures in the correct order.
- Sequencing - Read story and answer questions about the order.
Prefixes- See Prefixes Cause and Effect- Cause and Effect Actions - Online quiz using connector words
- Cause and Effect - Combine two sentences using connecting words to show cause and effect.
- Cause and Effect - Fill in the missing statement to create a cause and effect.
- http://www.quia.com/mc/94601.html- Quia
- http://www.quia.com/mc/20632.html- Quia
Verbs and Helping Verbs- Jupiter Jane- Primary (G1-3)
- Jupiter Jane- Intermediate (G4-6)
- Grammar Blast Verbs Game 1
- Simple Present Tense
- Helping Verb Test
- Go for Gold- helping verbs
Forms of Be- 2Bee or NottooBee
- The Verb 'to be'
- Am, Is or Are
Verb TensesGr. 3 Theme 6: Discoveries
Suffixes and Prefixes- See Prefixes and Suffixes Drawing Conclusions (Inferences/Predictions)- http://www.iq.poquoson.org/conclusion.html- online quiz
- Drawing Conclusions - Read the story and choose the correct word to complete the sentence
- Drawing Conclusions - Read the story and choose correct answer
Irregular Verbs- Quia Game: Irregular Verbs I Play this game by yourself or with a partner and test your knowledge of irregular verbs
- Quia Game: Irregular Verbs II Try these Flashcard and Concentration games to learn more about irregular verbs
- Irregular Verbs Quiz 1
- Irregular Verbs Quiz 2
- Irregular Verbs Quiz 3
- Irregular Verbs Quiz 4
- Look, See or Watch
- Regular and Irregular Verbs Can you tell irregular verbs from regular ones? Complete these sentences on the whiteboard
- Go for a Grammar Gold Play this quiz and try to get a grammar gold
Adverbs- Adjectives/Adverbs - Change adjectives into adverbs in this online quiz
- Adverb Quiz
- Quia: Adverb Battleship Game
- Quia: Rags to Riches
- Jupiter Jane Adverbs- grades 1-3
- Jupiter Jane Adverbs- grades 4-6
- Comparing with Adverbs
- Adverbs
Contractions